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  • Contemplative Poems

    A Mantra for Living
    by

    Thanks for thinking of buying this book or for purchasing it already. Below is what the author has provided the publisher to give you a snapshot of what you will find within, including a small biography. This book of 317 poems by Robert J. Mack...


  • I came to be free

    Poems on grief, love, and renewal
    by

    Motherless baby Fatherless son A spark in the void Where once there was none … Using original metaphor and lyrical language, PJ Starling examines the deepest sorrows and the greatest triumphs of the human experience. His work touches on the...


  • Whispers from Nova Scotia

    Stories in Poetry
    by

    I must be off to the sea again Where the waves are rolling high, To feel the wind against my cheek As it scatters the spray in the sky. Whispers of Nova Scotia is a collection of Bernard W. Manzer’s verse, capturing his love for his native Nova...


  • J'ai trouvé l'épine de Karaba

    by

    Si les forces de l’oppression pouvaient parler d’une seule voix, à quoi ressemblerait-elle? En conversation avec son masque blanc, un homme Noir occidentalisé s’empare de l’épine de Karaba — ici le point d’origine de tant des malheurs sociétaux —...


  • The Phoenix Must Burn

    by

    The fire doesn’t just destroy; it clears the path. For years, the embers of childhood trauma smouldered beneath the surface, a quiet heat that defined the boundaries of life. But to truly rise, the old structures must be surrendered to the flame....


  • Love Beyond Always

    by

    Love is a glorious fire, a profound joy that fills the heart and ignites the soul. When that love is lost, one is left brokenheartedly sifting through the cold ash to find what remains. With unpretentious poignancy, Love Beyond Always tells this...


  • Weaving the World

    A Tapestry of Eclectic Verse
    by

    Weaving the World is a collection of over one hundred eclectic verses on a variety of themes, people, animals, plants and nature. Themes throughout the sixteen chapters range from family, marriage & friendship to community connections, from race,...


  • On Furious Wings

    new and selected poems
    by

    Erase History if you dare. She returns on furious wings. This remarkable grouping of approachable poems deals with the struggles of ordinary people coming to terms with the forces of history. The author draws on his early experiences as a refugee...


  • Still Life

    and other poems
    by

    The poems in this collection explore a life lived at the intersection of family, travel, daily observation, ecology, ageing and professional musings, experienced over seven decades by the writer who was blessed to be born in a country where...


  • The Soul Knows

    by

    What traumas do we carry around with us? We may no longer recognize their weight, but they’re burdensome all the same. Arms full, bodies tired, what energy we have left we spend on just getting through the day. The cycle feels endless. But it...